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Returning 35 results for 'cunning willing recover'.
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
nereid is willing to do anything in its power to recover the mantle if it is stolen, including serving the thief.
Shape Water. The nereid can cast control water at will, requiring no components. Its
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
spies.
Many shadar-kai of the Shadowfell are masters of these macabre techniques, and some are willing to teach this path. In places like Thay in the Forgotten Realms and Karrnath in Eberron, where many
death and to recover knowledge that might otherwise be lost to the grave.
How did you discover this grim power? Did you sleep in a graveyard and awaken to your new abilities? Or did you cultivate them in a temple or thieves’ guild dedicated to a deity of death?
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
spies.
Many shadar-kai of the Shadowfell are masters of these macabre techniques, and some are willing to teach this path. In places like Thay in the Forgotten Realms and Karrnath in Eberron, where many
death and to recover knowledge that might otherwise be lost to the grave.
How did you discover this grim power? Did you sleep in a graveyard and awaken to your new abilities? Or did you cultivate them in a temple or thieves’ guild dedicated to a deity of death?
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
with getting revenge on the officials who raided the original guildhall and killed Pyrite, who was like a brother to Delour. Though Delour is perfectly willing to backstab most people, he treats Augustus
hybrid, a Medium giant rat, or his humanoid form. His statistics, other than his size and speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. He reverts to his humanoid form if he dies.
Cunning Action. Delour takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
leather pouch with 15 gp
FEATURE: DOWN LOW
You are acquainted with a network of smugglers who are willing to help you out of tight situations. While in a particular town, city, or other
recover it.
2
I intend to become the leader of the network of smugglers that I belong to.
3
I owe a debt that cannot be repaid in gold.
4
After one last job, I will retire from the
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by Strahd, incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 7
intelligently and do everything you can to make him a terrifying and cunning adversary for the player characters.
When you run an encounter with Strahd, keep the following facts in mind:
Strahd
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they
individual who attains enough power can devour and replace one of the yuan-ti gods. The yuan-ti strive for ascension and are willing to commit the darkest atrocities to achieve it.Poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Conclusion Once the characters recover the ritual from Elakdras’s corpse, they can return to Grahlista and attempt to break the oppressive heat wave. The frost giant’s ritual requires at least four
participants, takes a full day to perform, and consumes 1,000 GP of rare moss and crystals. Grahlista covers the cost of materials and leads the ritual, though she asks willing characters to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
considers how to deal with his sister’s treachery. Ralvald is willing to talk to the characters and might cooperate with them to defeat the dragon and recover his ancestor’s corpse. Aerstigga’s Giants
heat wave has weakened the dragon enough that they can slay her and recover their honored ancestor’s corpse to lay it to rest respectfully. The temptation of Challidax’s hoard is further motivation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
is willing to trade information for his freedom. The Cognoscenti Esoterica distrusts the authorities and doesn’t wish to report the theft. Instead, the organization seeks skilled adventurers to recover the painting.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
to give them a Figurine of Wondrous Power (onyx dog) once they recover the lost verses of the Awakening Song. The figurine occasionally serves as a temple guardian, but Proclaimer Ward is willing to part with it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
followed him, Phenax abandoned his past identity during his flight from the Underworld. Through ages, the god managed to recover parts of his history, but much remained a mystery to him. Recently
an agent— a soul willing to forsake life, discover his secret, and return with the knowledge that even the god couldn’t escape with. Varyas met his end and dutifully sought Phenax’s mystery in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
curse stole their wings and transformed their voices. Now kenku slip through the shadows of cities and the Shadowfell, trying to recover what they’ve lost. To some, this means seeking an end to their
supernaturally re-create vast varieties of noises, from crying babies to running water and short phrases in others’ voices. Cunning kenku use their mimicry to deceive foes, lure creatures into ambushes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, Zagmira is willing to spend a 5th-level spell slot to cast invisibility on up to four party members. If the characters recover the puzzle cube taken by Ras Nsi, the Red Wizards turn against the
Puzzle Cubes To unlock the Tomb of the Nine Gods, the characters must first recover nine puzzle cubes from shrines hidden throughout the city. The Red Wizards are already searching for the cubes, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
elementals, and securing their homes in cunning and vicious ways. They aren’t willing to leave just because the cowards who fled Blingdenstone when it needed them most have nowreturned. GOLDWHISKER WARRENS
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Chapter 3: Dragon Hatchery After his experience in captivity, Leosin needs several days to recover. When he’s healthy again, he intends to travel north to Elturel to convey what he’s learned to
apiece. He’s willing to haggle; this mission is important, and no one else is capable of handling it. If the characters accept, Leosin tells them to find him at the city of Elturel afterward, both to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Chapter 3: Dragon Hatchery After his experience in captivity, Leosin needs several days to recover. When he’s healthy again, he intends to travel north to Elturel to convey what he’s learned to
apiece. He’s willing to haggle; this mission is important, and no one else is available who Leosin believes can handle it. If the characters accept, he tells them to find him at the city of Elturel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
grew, so too did its demand for willing and able-bodied adventurers. However, a limited payroll meant having to settle for one or the other. After coming to the conclusion that a mission statement best
recover the soul of said intern. (Clearly, none of those hells paid for him either.) The rogue Viari is one of Acquisitions Incorporated’s best internship success stories. In fact, he was so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Adventure Duration Every adventure in a shared campaign begins and ends in the same play session. (If a group of participants wants to take longer to finish and all are willing to do so, they can
dungeon presents a natural limit on character options, while still giving the players choices. The adventure could be a quest to defeat a creature or recover an item, but the path to achieving that goal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
characters see the deck, and if they’re willing to perform a service for Oddlewin, he might let them draw from it. This is a good way to introduce the deck to low-level characters. Heroes of a more
directly, but where might is insufficient, guile and cunning can prevail. Finally, the characters might simply be given a deck by someone who wants them to have it. Rifflers, mischievous fey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
tribes known as the Ice Hunters, because of the many enemies Arauthator has frozen into the icy walls of the berg’s hollowed interior. In addition to his size, cunning, and ferocity, Arauthator wields
, and still speaks to him as if he were alive. Arauthator hopes that if he provides Arveiaturace with a new wizard to serve, she will recover from her grief and join him in wholeheartedly supporting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
tribes known as the Ice Hunters, because of the many enemies Arauthator has frozen into the icy walls of the berg’s hollowed interior. In addition to his size, cunning, and ferocity, Arauthator wields
, and still speaks to him as if he were alive. Arauthator hopes that if he provides Arveiaturace with a new wizard to serve, she will recover from her grief and join him in wholeheartedly supporting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Cunning, and Innate Spellcasting features of a deep gnome). Despite the desecration of the drow invasion and the decades of scavenging and raiding in its aftermath, the old city’s honored dead still rest
spirits to rest: Destroy Vazuk, a deep gnome who is mad with grief and a threat to the other residents of Blingdenstone. His specter can be found haunting his old home in area 12a. Recover the remains of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
while the nereid wears it. If the mantle is destroyed, the nereid becomes poisoned and dies within 1 hour. A nereid is willing to do anything in its power to recover the mantle if it is stolen, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
spirit of a bebilith. Most of the demon’s intellect has been distilled away, leaving only its cruelty and cunning. Lethal Collectors. Though they were created to operate only in the Abyss, retrievers
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components.
3/day each: plane shift (only self and up to one incapacitated creature, which is considered willing for the spell), web
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
DC 18 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check convinces the mages to allow the characters to recover the statue for them. The wizards are willing to give 500 gp to the characters if they help with
evil act (such as if the characters are carrying items they stole from the ship’s occupants). If the characters have committed no such acts, the ghosts ask the characters to recover their remains as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, when you finish a Short Rest, you can choose expended spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than half your Druid level (round up), and none of them
can be level 6+. For example, if you’re a level 6 Druid, you can recover up to three levels’ worth of spell slots. You can recover a level 3 spell slot, a level 2 and a level 1 spell slot, or three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
willing to entertain a peace envoy representing the various peoples dwelling in the valley below the dragon’s mountain lair.
5 A dwarf wants to recover a family heirloom rumored to be in the hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
15 gp Feature: Down Low You are acquainted with a network of smugglers who are willing to help you out of tight situations. While in a particular town, city, or other similarly sized community (DM’s
recover it. 2 I intend to become the leader of the network of smugglers that I belong to. 3 I owe a debt that cannot be repaid in gold. 4 After one last job, I will retire from the business. 5 I was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Shadowfell are masters of these macabre techniques, and some are willing to teach this path. In places like Thay in the Forgotten Realms and Karrnath in Eberron, where many necromancers practice their craft, a
Phantom can become a wizard’s confidant and right hand. In temples of gods of death, the Phantom might work as an agent to track down those who try to cheat death and to recover knowledge that might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
to recover in the depths of Nessus, Asmodeus installed her on Avernus as his champion and new lord of that layer. A Fighting General When Zariel supplanted the pit fiend Bel as the ruler of Avernus
the Nine and elected to swell the ranks of her armies through the aggressive recruitment of mortal souls. Her agents offer gifts of martial skill and courage to any who are willing to bargain. Zariel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
-ti that acts honorably or lends aid in a time of trouble does so only as part of a grander design. Yuan-ti leaders are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential
strive for ascension and are willing to commit the darkest atrocities to achieve it. SERPENT GODS
The yuan-ti revere a number of powerful entities as gods, including the following.
Dendar, the Night
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
with his magic, but she isn’t willing to die for him. Y’demi fights until she loses half or more of her hit points, then makes a cutting remark as she tries to escape. Y’demi is patient and cunning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
they don’t have an enemy to fight. Because the Northlanders are good at fighting and sailing, and perfectly willing to attack ships close to their shores, best to be cautious around any Northlander
: fierceness, cunning, courage, strength, and sailing skill.
Gundarlun The fisherfolk and merchants of Gundarlun are more like their mainland cousins than most island folk. Unlike other Northlanders, they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
humanoid form if he dies.
Cunning Action. Augustus takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Christopher Burdett Boss Delour Delour the wererat is a sly trickster and consummate thief who rules
is perfectly willing to backstab most people, he treats Augustus with utmost respect. If he discovers Augustus’s plot to become human and leave the Moonstalkers, he would consider it the ultimate